Patents by Inventor Stefano Besana
Stefano Besana has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 7961480Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for housing and connection of accessories, particularly for low-voltage automatic switches, comprising an integrated wiring support. In particular, the housing and connection device (1) has a shaped structure (10) comprising an integrated wiring bus for electrical connection of the accessories. The shaped structure (10) moreover comprises one or more seats (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) for housing the accessories.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: June 14, 2011Assignee: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Antonello Antoniazzi
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Publication number: 20100304585Abstract: An adapter device (1; 201; 401; 501) for housing a multi-phase low voltage type switch (2) inside a switchboard (100), comprising, for each phase: first and second electric connection means (31, 32) with the switch (2); third and fourth electric connection means (33, 34) with an electric distribution network (4); the adapter device (1; 201; 401; 501) is structured so as to define a connection area (10) housing the first and second electric connection means (31, 32), and also comprising heat removal means (5; 205; 405; 505) which remove heat from the connection area (10).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 27, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Mario Bortoli, Stefano Besana
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Patent number: 7750259Abstract: The present invention relates to a single-pole or multi-pole switch to be used preferably in low-voltage systems. The switch (1) comprises an outer casing (2) containing for each pole at least one fixed contact (10) and one mobile contact (20) that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another. The mobile contacts (20) are housed in appropriate seats (25) provided on a mobile element (50). The switch (1) moreover comprises an energy-accumulation control mechanism (60), operatively connected to the mobile element (50) to enable its movement. The switch (1) according to the invention is advantageously provided with means of axial support operatively connected to the mobile element (50) in order to support the gravitational thrusts that are generated along the axis of rotation of the mobile element itself when said axis is inclined with respect to a substantially horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Gustavo Brignoli, Federico Gamba
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Patent number: 7713072Abstract: The present invention relates to an adapter device for connection of a low voltage switching device to a distribution bus bar system. The adapter device comprises a body provided with a front wall, which can be connected to the switching device, and a back wall, opposite the front wall. The device comprises first electrical terminals susceptible to electrically contact one of the distribution bus bars and second electrical terminals. The device also comprises first electrical connections electrically connected to first electrical terminals and which can be coupled with corresponding third electrical connections of the switching device. The adapter device is also provided with second electrical connection means connected to corresponding second electrical terminals and which can be coupled with corresponding fourth electrical connections of the switching device.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2009Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Patent number: 7614914Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection device for low-voltage switches (1), which is particularly suited for low-voltage automatic switches both in the fixed version and in the withdrawable version. The device comprises a first terminal board (10) positioned on a corresponding switch (1) and comprising a plurality of terminals for electrical connection to one or more devices or accessories inside the switch and one or more cable clamps (20) for connection between said terminals and one or more corresponding connection cables. The cable clamp (20) comprises a shaped body (201) having a first end (202) shaped to couple mechanically and electrically with the first terminal board (10). Said shaped body (201) has a first opening (203) for insertion of a first connection cable and comprises conductive means (204) positioned inside for electrical connection between the terminals of the terminal board (10) and a corresponding connection cable.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: November 10, 2009Assignee: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Michele Ferrari
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Publication number: 20090239399Abstract: The present invention relates to an adapter device for connection of a low voltage switching device to a distribution bus bar system. The adapter device comprises a body provided with a front wall, which can be connected to the switching device, and a back wall, opposite the front wall. The device comprises first electrical terminals susceptible to electrically contact one of the distribution bus bars and second electrical terminals. The device also comprises first electrical connections electrically connected to first electrical terminals and which can be coupled with corresponding third electrical connections of the switching device. The adapter device is also provided with second electrical connection means connected to corresponding second electrical terminals and which can be coupled with corresponding fourth electrical connections of the switching device.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 19, 2009Publication date: September 24, 2009Applicant: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Publication number: 20080210532Abstract: The present invention relates to a single-pole or multi-pole switch to be used preferably in low-voltage systems. The switch (1) comprises an outer casing (2) containing for each pole at least one fixed contact (10) and one mobile contact (20) that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another. The mobile contacts (20) are housed in appropriate seats (25) provided on a mobile element (50). The switch (1) moreover comprises an energy-accumulation control mechanism (60), operatively connected to the mobile element (50) to enable its movement. The switch (1) according to the invention is advantageously provided with means of axial support operatively connected to the mobile element (50) in order to support the gravitational thrusts that are generated along the axis of rotation of the mobile element itself when said axis is inclined with respect to a substantially horizontal plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2006Publication date: September 4, 2008Applicant: ABB S.P.A.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Gustavo Brignoli, Federico Gamba
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Publication number: 20080180932Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for housing and connection of accessories, particularly for low-voltage automatic switches, comprising an integrated wiring support. In particular, the housing and connection device (1) has a shaped structure (10) comprising an integrated wiring bus for electrical connection of the accessories. The shaped structure (10) moreover comprises one or more seats (20, 21, 22, 23, 24) for housing the accessories.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2006Publication date: July 31, 2008Applicant: ABB SERVICE S.R.L.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Antonello Antoniazzi
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Patent number: 7388169Abstract: An electrical device for low-voltage applications that comprises at least one fixed contact designed to connect to a corresponding mobile contact; the electrical device also comprises at least one module, on which said fixed contact is housed, and the module is operatively connected to a structural part of the device and is at least partially separable from said structural part.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2005Date of Patent: June 17, 2008Assignee: ABB Service S.r.l.Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Publication number: 20080087536Abstract: A single-pole or multi-pole device for low-voltage systems, in particular a circuit breaker or a disconnector, which comprises: an outer casing containing for each pole at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another; a rotating element, defined by a shaped body comprising at least one seat for each pole of said switch, said seat being designed to house at least one mobile contact of a corresponding pole; a control mechanism operatively connected to said rotating element for enabling movement thereof; reinforcement elements positioned in said at least one seat of said mobile contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 11, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: ABB SERVICE S.R.L.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Alessio Bergamini
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Publication number: 20080089049Abstract: The present invention relates to a connection device for low-voltage switches (1), which is particularly suited for low-voltage automatic switches both in the fixed version and in the withdrawable version. The device comprises a first terminal board (10) positioned on a corresponding switch (1) and comprising a plurality of terminals for electrical connection to one or more devices or accessories inside the switch and one or more cable clamps (20) for connection between said terminals and one or more corresponding connection cables. The cable clamp (20) comprises a shaped body (201) having a first end (202) shaped to couple mechanically and electrically with the first terminal board (10). Said shaped body (201) has a first opening (203) for insertion of a first connection cable and comprises conductive means (204) positioned inside for electrical connection between the terminals of the terminal board (10) and a corresponding connection cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 3, 2006Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: ABB SERVICE S.R.IInventors: Stefano Besana, Michele Ferrari
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Publication number: 20080087532Abstract: A single-pole or multi-pole device for low-voltage systems, in particular a circuit breaker or a disconnector, which comprises: an outer casing containing for each pole at least one fixed contact and at least one mobile contact that can be coupled to/uncoupled from one another; a rotating element that comprises a shaped body made of insulating material comprising at least one seat for each pole of said switch, said seat being designed to house at least one mobile contact of a corresponding pole; a control mechanism operatively connected to the rotating element for enabling movement thereof; and one or more elements made of ferromagnetic material set in a position corresponding to at least one portion of the inner surface of said at least one seat of the mobile contact.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 12, 2007Publication date: April 17, 2008Applicant: ABB SERVICE S.R.LInventors: Stefano Besana, Alessio Bergamini
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Publication number: 20060148288Abstract: An electrical device for low-voltage applications that comprises at least one fixed contact designed to connect to a corresponding mobile contact; the electrical device also comprises at least one module, on which said fixed contact is housed, and the module is operatively connected to a structural part of the device and is at least partially separable from said structural part.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2005Publication date: July 6, 2006Applicant: ABB Service S.r.IInventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Patent number: 7057883Abstract: A conducting element for shunting an electric power supply from a main conductor to an accessory device operatively associated with a circuit breaker, whose particularity consists of the fact that it comprises a contoured body that is meant to be arranged in a seat on the body of the circuit breaker in which a terminal for connection to the main conductor is arranged, the contoured body comprising at least one first surface that is suitable to be rested against a wall of the seat on the circuit breaker body and a second surface that protrudes at right angles from the first surface and is suitable to operatively couple to an additional conducting component that can be connected electrically to the accessory device.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2001Date of Patent: June 6, 2006Assignee: ABB Service S.r.l.Inventor: Stefano Besana
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Patent number: 6930575Abstract: An electromagnetic relay with adjustable tripping threshold for a low-voltage circuit breaker, comprising a magnetic circuit that has a fixed part,, which comprises a fixed element made of ferromagnetic material, a core, and at least one winding coil, and a moving part, which has a moving plate made of ferromagnetic material and arranged so as to face at least partially the fixed element with the coil interposed between the moving plate and the fixed element, the moving plate being functionally connected to means for adjusting the tripping threshold; its particularity consisting of the fact that the moving plate and/or the fixed element have a contoured body that allows, by acting on the adjustment means, to set the tripping threshold by simultaneously varying the gap between the moving plate and the fixed element and the magnetic coupling between the moving plate and the core.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2002Date of Patent: August 16, 2005Assignee: ABB Service S.R.L.Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Patent number: 6858803Abstract: A faceplate for an electrical switchboard, a body which has a substantially quadrangular shape and is provided with an opening to accommodate at least part of an electrical and/or electronic device of the switchboard, said faceplate being suitable to be operatively couples to a window provided on a plate, characterized in that said body has connection means for coupling to the plate, at the edges of said window, in a movable and adjustable manner with respect to the plate itself.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2001Date of Patent: February 22, 2005Assignee: ABB Service S.r.l.Inventors: Roberto Rota Martir, Stefano Besana
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Publication number: 20050007220Abstract: An electromagnetic relay with adjustable tripping threshold for a low-voltage circuit breaker, comprising a magnetic circuit that has a fixed part, which comprises a fixed element made of ferromagnetic material, a core, and at least one winding coil, and a moving part, which has a moving plate made of ferromagnetic material and arranged so as to face at least partially the fixed element with the coil interposed between the moving plate and the fixed element, the moving plate being functionally connected to means for adjusting the tripping threshold; its particularity consisting of the fact that the moving plate and/or the fixed element have a contoured body that allows, by acting on the adjustment means, to set the tripping threshold by simultaneously varying the gap between the moving plate and the fixed element and the magnetic coupling between the moving plate and the core.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 16, 2002Publication date: January 13, 2005Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Publication number: 20040074748Abstract: A supporting base for a low-voltage power circuit breaker of the draw-out or removable type, comprising a substantially parallelepipedal body that has a rear wall, a front wall, two side walls, an upper wall and a lower wall, first and second terminals being provided respectively on the upper and lower walls in order to provide direct or indirect electrical connection to corresponding conductors of a power supply circuit; its particularity consists of the fact that third and fourth terminals are provided on the front wall and are suitable to facilitate electrical coupling to corresponding coupling terminals provided on the circuit breaker, the thrid and fourth electrical terminals being spaced from and electrically connected to, respectively, the first and second terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2003Publication date: April 22, 2004Inventors: Lucio Azzola, Stefano Besana
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Publication number: 20040061993Abstract: A conducting element for shunting an electric power supply from a main conductor to an accessory device operatively associated with a circuit breaker, whose particularity consists of the fact that it comprises a contoured body that is meant to be arranged in a seat on the body of the circuit breaker in which a terminal for connection to the main conductor is arranged, the contoured body comprising at least one first surface that is suitable to be rested against a wall of the seat on the circuit breaker body and a second surface that protrudes at right angles from the first surface and is suitable to operatively couple to an additional conducting component that can be connected electrically to the accessory device.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2003Publication date: April 1, 2004Inventor: Stefano Besana
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Patent number: D633446Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2011Assignee: ABB S.p.A.Inventors: Stefano Besana, Lucio Azzola